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Show , TOOELE COUNTY. gTooclc County is little known as an agricultural county by the people of the state. As a matter of fact it is vcry'dbubtful if the people 'oT life' county themselves realize in an,y great measure their agricultural pos-i pos-i ' sibilitics. We were out there last aweck, after an absence of about four Sycars. A't that time wc assisted in w .establishing an experimental arid farm ' which wc thought at the time was go- ing to do wonders in reclaiming .' Tooele's dwert lands. That it has not done so is in no way the fault of the farm, as wc, arc given to understand under-stand by the foreman, Mr. Frazer, and ' from the records that the experiments have been in every way successful. 'J The fault lies in the people who have failed to profit by the work of the farm. The farm at this time is in splendid shape, gives promise of a good yield, but it is not leading the farmers of Tooele County into better methods. "Many of the dry farmers there still plow about once in three years and secure two volunteer crops. It is a reflection upon Tooele and wc arc hopeful that in the near future there will be an awakening and with it will come a realization of the great agricultural opportunities of Tooele County not only along the lines of dry farming, but in horticulture as well. |